she was joined by her successor, democratic congressman ron barber. he was shot twice alongside giffords that killed six in 2011. he's locked in a tight race. >>> stay with us. this special edition of "early start" continues right now, live from washington, d.c. >>> good morning. welcome, everybody, i'm soledad o'brien and you're watching a special election day edition of "early start." it is here, the battle for every last vote continues this morning. eight states are opening their polls right now and the best political team on tv has it covered, from wire to wire today. >> i'm john berman. an indication that could be a close one. the first election results, they are in from the tiny towns of dixville notch and harts location in new hampshire. in one of those towns it's a result we've never seen before. >> campaign trail extended. i'm christine romans. governor romney adding a couple of key stops today. but president obama is standing pat and shooting some hoops on the last day of his final campaign ever. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin, the immense dama